Late 60's Offy sprinter

[PNWfrank]

In response to the above questions. Yes it is a modified Watson Indy car frame. The body is a combination, the tail is a Grant King part the rest is a cut down old Monogram 1/18 scale midget with a lot of modification to the nose. They look like Champ cars because of the long nose that covers the front of the frame but the wheelbase is 3.5" so 87 " in 1 to 1 scale. I've started messing around with the power plant to try and reproduce the Watson sprint car that had the Ford Indy car engine in it. I saw AJ Foyt drive that car at Ascot Park in the late 60's very impressive.

IMG_0162 by Franklin Davis, on Flickr

IMG_0161 by Franklin Davis, on Flickr

watson ford by Franklin Davis, on Flickr

[Gary Davis]

That's a very cool car. It's looking like you've got it nailed Frank....

[Bob P.]

Very interesting project, I'll be keeping am eye on this one. Very nice fab work.

Bob

[Fordguy01]

Great fab work.  What engine is that and what kit did it come from?

Al

[sentsat71]

Liking that DOHC Ford.....

Great Fab work!!!

[PNWfrank]

The engine is  the DOHC Indy Ford, it came from the MPC Gurney Eagle kit. It looks to be a good fit the injectors just clear the hood and I think the exhaust headers should be fairly straight forward.